Russia Accuses a US Submarine of Violating Its Waters as Putin Pushes West to Brink of WW3 in Ukraine

• Russia Accuses a US Submarine of Violating Its Waters as Putin Pushes West to Brink of WW3 in Ukraine
  by Sarah Grealish, Tariq Tahir, https://www.thesun.co.uk/
  RUSSIA has accused a US submarine of violating its waters – with Putin pushing the West to the brink of World War Three in Ukraine. Russia’s Ministry of Defence has said a Virginia-class submarine entered its territorial waters around Urup – and ignored demands for it to surface.
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  According to reports, the submarine left the area after “special measures” were deployed by the Russian navy. The ministry said it had summoned the US defence attache in Moscow over the incident. Virginia-class submarines are mostly used for anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. The US navy ships are nuclear-powered cruise missile fast-attack submarines.
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  The underwater warships allegedly crossed into waters near the Kuril Islands in the Pacific – where Russia has been carrying out military preparedness drills. The Pacific chain of islands, which were taken over by the Soviet Union at the end of World War Two is also claimed by Japan. Russia’s last round of Kuril drills took place in November last year.
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